On 12 February 2021, the South African Navy (SAN) held a blessing ceremony of the first of three Project BIRO multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPV) at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT).
The Spanish Navy and Spain Directorate General for Armament and Material (DGAM) have selected iXblue’s Marins Series Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) and Netans Navigation Data Distribution & Computation Systems to provide critical navigation capabilities to the five new F-110 class multi-mission f
British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has received a $184 million contract option from the US Marine Corps for more amphibious combat vehicles (ACV) under full-rate production.
The Indian Navy has decided to expand its fleet with five diving support craft (DSC).
A technical launch of one Al Zubarah-class corvette and the keel laying of another took place last week at the Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard in La Spezia.
The US Coast Guard has accepted delivery of its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) Frederick Hatch (WPC 1143) from Bollinger Shipyards in Key West, Florida.
Naviris and Naval Group sign MOU aimed at enlarging the industrial cooperation for the European patrol corvette (EPC) program.
The keel-laying of the forward section of future Jacques Chevallier, the first of four logistic support ships (LSSs) being built under the FLOTLOG program for the French Navy, took place at Fincantieri’s Castellammare di Stabia shipyard in Italy on 10 February.
The USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) completed acceptance trials on 4 February, after spending a day off the coast of Maine.
Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has been selected by compatriot shipbuilder Abeking & Rasmussen to deliver hybrid propulsion packages for two minehunters ordered by the Indonesian Navy.
British arms, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems has been selected to supply twelve Bofors 40 Mk4 naval guns to the Belgian and Dutch navies as part of the joint mine counter measures vessels (MCMV) program.
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSF) Soryu-class submarine collided with a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier in the Pacific Ocean.
The US Coast Guard medevaced a man off a U.S. Navy supply vessel off the West Florida Coast on 5 February.
Vard Marine Inc. has received a contract by Chilean state-owned ASMAR Shipbuilding & Ship Repair Company to design an amphibious and military transport vessel for the Chilean Navy. Being part of the navy’s Escotillón IV program, the Vard-designed ships will be constructed at the ASMAR shipyard in Ta
